Monica McLaughlin

Housing & Program Specialist

As a life-long activist in the women's movement, Monica began her career as a domestic violence advocate in Montana, Chicago and England. Her work with survivors afforded her a unique perspective on the issues that impact women's lives and fueled her desire to advocate for survivors at a macro level. While completing her Master's in Communication Studies, she was the Public Relations and Advocacy Coordinator for a women's substance abuse treatment program, where she coordinated the agency's first legislative call-to-action campaign and initiated a speaker's bureau of women in recovery. Monica joined NNEDV in 2007 as the Public Policy Specialist and worked on the campaign to increase funding for vital domestic violence services and coordinated the coalition to reauthorize the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act (FVPSA). Monica is now the Housing and Program Specialist and works to improve implementation of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) and to strengthen housing protections for domestic violence survivors.